Charles Matthews (October 15, 1856 – December 12, 1932) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Charles Matthews
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Matthews (between 1905 and 1932)
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| Born | (1856-10-15)October 15, 1856 |
| Died | December 12, 1932(1932-12-12) (aged 76) |
Charles Matthews was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on October 15, 1856, and was employed by a rolling mill as a roll turner while attending night school.[3][4]
A delegate to the Republican State convention in 1886, he was a member of the city council from 1887 to 1893, and sheriffofLawrence County, Pennsylvania, from 1897 to 1900.[5]
He was then engaged in manufacturing and banking.[6]
Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress, he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912, and resumed his work in banking.[7][8]
A delegate to the 1916 Republican National ConventioninChicago, he was appointed county commissioner of Lawrence County on November 26, 1924, and served until January 2, 1928.[9]
Matthews died in New Castle on December 12, 1932, and was interred in the Graceland Cemetery.[10][11]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1911–1913 |
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